liikennelaitos
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈliːkenːeˣˌlɑi̯tos/, [ˈliːk̟e̞nːe̞lˌlɑ̝i̯t̪o̞s̠]
- Rhymes: -ɑitos
- Syllabification(key): lii‧ken‧ne‧lai‧tos
Noun edit
liikennelaitos
- A municipal or regional authority responsible for providing public transportation in its area of operation. There's an ample supply of English equivalents, such as transit authority (New York), transit commission (Toronto), public transport authority (Western Australia).
Usage notes edit
Some "official" translations of Finnish public transport authorities:
- City of Helsinki: Helsinki City Transport
- Helsinki region: Helsinki Regional Transport Authority
- Tampere: Tampere City Transport
- Turku: Public Transport Office (of Turku)
Declension edit
Further reading edit
- “liikennelaitos”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02